Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-07-06

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THE Salt Lake Tribune says: The
Mormon Church is filing lots OF land
entries these days in the insane nope
to have all the decent land IN the ter
ritory taken up before the Eastern
gentle element can get in here. One
dozen entries came into the lana OF
flee recently in one lump. The great
bulk Of the pre-emptors are scanoina-
vians, who proudly regard Utah as
the new Scandinavia.
In Buffalo, n. Y, one night recently,
a drunken printer went to sleep III q
second story window, and, OF course,
fell out. Had it not been for two re-
porters he would have undoubtedly
been killed, as they appeped, to
come up just in time to be knocked
down and badly shaken up by MS
falling upon them. They were able,
however, to call the patrol and have
the ''lucky drunk" taken to the
hospital, where he is now last re-
covering from the effects OF his meet
ing with the reporters.
'sITHE public will be glad to know"
SAWS the New York Commercial Adj
=, User, chat Tom Gould, the con,
vicred divekeeper, who was released
from the Ludlow Street jail because
physician swore he was dying OF con-
sumption, is the picture OF health,
and might have been seen about the
fashionable drinking resorts any tine
day last week, arrayed in purple and
fine linen, and spending money lavish
ly. Gould now announces that he Is
going to St. Paul to open theater.
81 AM sorry to disappoint you"
wrote lady in another state to the
Lewiston school board several
months ago regarding her acceptance
OF q proffered situation in g. Lewiston
school, "but I have found g. stu
alton which l trust will be more con
genial to my tastes" The other day,
In glancing over a newspaper, one Of
the board read, with a pleasant sur.
prise, the announcement Of the young
lady's marriage. Lewiston (Me.)
Journal.
MRS. ANNIE RAUsH, of Letart, Va,
is 100 years old and the mother Of
the largest family in the United
States. She was married when she
was Is, and bore thirteen children,
eight OF whom are living. Her Oldest
child was born when she was 16, and
her Oldest living child is rs. Her old
est grandchild is 58years old. Shehas
fifty-two great-great-grandchlldren,
and her descendants altogether num-
Der over 600. she is apparently
good for years yet.
A RESIDENT Of Americas, Ga, says:
Thursday evening saw g curiosity
in the shape OF sand cloud. It ap-
peared to be about 500 feet nigh, aud
looked like an inverted funnel. The
base seemed to be forty or fifty yards
wide, and it's apex extended to point
some 500 feet high. 1t was whirline
with frightful rapidity, and went
straight out of sight. 1t roared like 9
train OF cars, which l thought it was
until | saw the cloud. It was about
two miles and a half northwest Of
Americas.
AN old man, who had just been
reading DR.. letters ellie OF Andrew
Broaddus," and was wondering
whether the Broaddus name would
continue to shine in coming ages or
would disappear from the land,
turned to the Rev. Julian Broaddus'
eldest daughter and asked anxiously
Chow many children has your
father?" She replied: "There are
nine OF us-seven boys and two girls. u
Che old man has not since given him.
self further concern on the subject
Richmond Religious Herald.
AT Mount Vernon, n. Y, g. few
nights ago, g. young woman gave
Michael Schwartz, r burglar, a pass
key to the house in which she WAS EN-.
ployed, so that he could enter at
night and rob the premises. Schwartz
was caught while endeavoring to es
cape with a lot OF plumber. He told
the officers how he had obtained the
pass-key, and Justice Edmunds, o.
that place, before whom the delln
quents were arraigned, without con
sulting them as TO their wishes, mar
ried them, then and there, and ther
sentenced both to the Albany peni
tertiary for four months each.
RECENTLY seven fine deer were
shipped from Michigan to Pittsburgh
Pa, to be placed in Bellevue Park
A nice big yard with g. seven-foot
fence was prepared for then. In this
the boxes were carefully placed anG
opened and the animals came out one
by one. Then the biggest deer turned hel
large dreamy eyes toward the seven
foot fence, and in moment made fol
it, followed by the other six. Thos,
who were present were willing tC
swear that that dreamy eyed ANNA
leaped twenty-five feet high over th'
fence if she cleared it at all, and sh,
certainly cleared it. as did the Other
six.
4 Gander's Maternal Qualities